Michael blatt



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL BLATT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WICK FOR CANDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 613,440, dated. November 1, 1898.

Application filed March 5 1 8 97.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL BLATT, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and a resident of New York city, in the State of New York, have invented a new and useful Wick for Candles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in wicks for candles; and the object of my invention is to give wicks for candles durability so'that they may not be so readily consumed while the candle is burning.

I attain this object as follows: By twisting tightly around a piece of little broom-corn straw of the desired length a piece of soft cotton thread, so as to completely envelop it;

Serial Noa 626,123- (No model.)

and waxing the outside of the thread after being so wound around the straw, so as to hold it firmly in position.

This wick can be used either in paraffin; lard fat, or oil.

What I do claim as niy invention is as fol Witnesses;

A. ROUFBERG, I JEKE MANDELBAUM; 

